The Fat Lady has Sung

I know, that's the worst, most clichéd headline I could come up with, but that's why I'm not in the newspaper business.

Baltimore Opera Company to close

Three months after seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and canceling the remainder of the 2008-2009 season, the board of trustees of the Baltimore Opera Company voted yesterday to pursue Chapter 7 liquidation instead and dissolve the 58-year-old organization. The company's assets, including a warehouse, scenery, costumes and technical equipment, will be sold, and the proceeds will be distributed among creditors.

Supplementally, Tim Smith's blog entry on the subject. Looks like I was largely correct that not only had they blown all their money last fall on Aida, but they hadn't even built up an endowment and were basically living week-to-week.


Still want to move here, Jamie?